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Torture method simulating drowning
has speculated that the term waterboarding probably had its origin in the need for a euphemism. The practice of waterboarding has differed. During the Algerian
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Topics referred to by the same term
organisation charged with the supply of water and care of water levels Waterboarding, a form of torture consisting of immobilizing the victim and pouring
Waterboard
American ex-CIA officer and whistleblower (born 1964)
Kiriakou became the first US government official to openly confirm that waterboarding was used to torture prisoners at CIA "black sites" during interrogations
John_Kiriakou
Program of torture by the US government
CIA removed waterboarding from its list of acceptable interrogation techniques in 2006. ABC stated further that the last use of waterboarding was in 2003
Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced_interrogation_techniques
2008 artwork
former US official experienced in administering waterboarding, for a one time demonstration of waterboarding on volunteers. This demonstration was not open
Coney Island waterboarding thrill ride
Coney_Island_waterboarding_thrill_ride
Saudi Arabian Guantanamo detainee (born 1971)
Briefed on Waterboarding in 2002", The Washington Post, December 9, 2007 Thrush, Glenn (April 23, 2009). "Pelosi briefed on waterboarding in '02 [UPDATED]"
Abu_Zubaydah
Methods of torture using water
2008). "On Language: Waterboarding". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Pincus, Walter (5 October 2006). "Waterboarding Historically Controversial"
Water_torture
American author and Navy officer (born 1961)
criticizing waterboarding for the counterinsurgency blog Small Wars Journal titled "Waterboarding is Torture... period." Nance wrote: "I know waterboarding is
Malcolm_Nance
Greek economist and politician (born 1961)
Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis (born 24 March 1961) is a Greek economist, academic, author, and politician. Since 2018, he has served as Secretary-General
Yanis_Varoufakis
Pakistani militant (born 1965)
running across his hand. Concerned that the confession obtained through waterboarding would not hold up in court, federal officials used this forensic evidence
Khalid_Sheikh_Mohammed
American radio host (born 1966)
waterboarding as "absolutely torture". Questions were later raised about the validity of the procedure. South had no formal training in waterboarding
Mancow_Muller
American lawyer and jurist (born 1941)
publicly stated on CNN that he believed waterboarding could not be called torture. In a 2008 hearing, he said waterboarding would feel like torture if he were
Michael_Mukasey
Water management authorities in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, a water board, water council or water authority (Dutch: waterschap or heemraadschap) is a regional governing body solely charged with
Water_board_(Netherlands)
American artist (born 1968)
Kaminer, Ariel (5 August 2008). "Coney Island Sideshow Has Guantánamo Waterboarding as Its Theme". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Toal, Drew
Stephen_Powers_(artist)
appears to specialise in the sale of nuclear waste. With his performance "Waterboarding" as part of an exhibition, Rezai invited volunteers who could be subjected
Iman_Rezai
American intelligence officer (born 1956)
detained and tortured with waterboarding. In early February 2017, The New York Times and ProPublica reported that these waterboardings were both conducted under
Gina_Haspel
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
tactics including a footnote that described waterboarding as torture and stated that the form of waterboarding used by the CIA was far more intense than
George_W._Bush
2002 US government legal memoranda
piece titled "Waterboarding is Torture . . . Period." His piece drew on his having "personally led, witnessed and supervised waterboarding of hundreds of
Torture_Memos
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
camp, where he was interrogated and tortured with methods including waterboarding. In 2003, al-Hawsawi and Abd al-Aziz Ali were arrested and transferred
September_11_attacks
state-sponsored torture that Chilean prisoners endured were electric shocks, waterboarding, beatings, and sexual abuse. Another common mechanism of torture employed
Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet
Human_rights_abuses_in_Chile_under_Augusto_Pinochet
English actress, singer, and television presenter (born 1974)
after the birth of her daughter and claims that she underwent actual waterboarding during filming so that the scene would look authentic. She was given
Hannah_Waddingham
American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1964)
world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured – from waterboarding to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual
Tom_Morello
American legal scholar (born 1967)
Office of Professional Responsibility stated that Yoo's justification of waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation methods" constituted "intentional
John_Yoo
British actor (born 1971)
the filming of series 7 Armitage allowed himself to be subjected to waterboarding to film a flashback sequence. In July 2010, Armitage completed filming
Richard_Armitage_(actor)
Political party
world, and produces questionable results. Democrats are largely against waterboarding. Torture became a divisive issue in the party after Barack Obama was
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Video game series
graphic depictions of kneecapping, electrocution, dental extraction and waterboarding, and the player is required to perform an act of torture in order to
Grand_Theft_Auto
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
Torture at Abu Ghraib included rape, sodomy and extensive sexual abuse, waterboarding, pouring phosphoric acid on detainees, sleep deprivation and physical
Iraq_War
Guantanamo captive
being waterboarded. In 2005 the CIA destroyed the tapes of Nashiri's waterboarding. In another incident he was stripped naked, hooded and threatened with
Abdul_Rahim_al-Nashiri
2011 EP by Mobb Deep
through his Twitter account. The songs "Conquer", "Get It Forever" and "Waterboarding" were later featured as bonus tracks on their 2014 album The Infamous
Black_Cocaine
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
testified to being tortured at CIA prisons through methods such as waterboarding before their extradition to Libya, followed by torture in Libyan prisons
Muammar_Gaddafi
Hamas activity, while Doron openly sees through it, and Eli survives waterboarding and attacks his interrogator to prove his bona fides, though Abu Zaher
List_of_Fauda_episodes
acceptable was waterboarding. In November 2005, ABC News reported that former CIA agents claimed that the CIA engaged in a modern form of waterboarding, along
Human rights in the United States
Human_rights_in_the_United_States
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
the few being tried (only in military courts) have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
American conservative author
Inviting the Next Attack, which defended the use of the torture technique waterboarding during the George W. Bush administration, arguing that it was not torture
Marc_Thiessen
2013 video game
"By the Book" requires players to use torture techniques including waterboarding to interrogate a man. Journalists noted the mission's function as political
Grand_Theft_Auto_V
2012 American film by Kathryn Bigelow
" Critic Frank Bruni concluded that the film appears to suggest "No waterboarding, no Bin Laden". Jesse David Fox writes that the film "doesn't explicitly
Zero_Dark_Thirty
American lawyer
himself had voluntarily undergone waterboarding in 2004 before declaring torture "abhorrent" and concluding that "waterboarding could be illegal torture unless
Daniel_Levin_(attorney)
17 With Merton on honeymoon, acting Sgt. Ventress searches for a bogus waterboard official who has been robbing the elderly, but his attention turns to
List_of_Heartbeat_episodes
Form of torture
Eric Weiner (2007-11-03). "Waterboarding: A Tortured History". National Public Radio. Evan Wallach (2007-11-02). "Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime". Washington
Water_cure_(torture)
American politician (born 1958)
Prosecutor. He had made the policy that evidence obtained from the use of waterboarding, which he considered torture, would not be admissible as evidence in
Moe_Davis
American lawyer (born 1958)
of significant classified opinions providing legal authorization for waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation techniques", a euphemism for torture
Steven_G._Bradbury
Wallach, Evan (2007-11-02). "Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime". The Washington Post. Weiner, Eric (2007-11-03). "Waterboarding: A Tortured History". National
Torture_in_the_United_States
has called waterboarding "your minimal form of torture"; on another occasion he has said, "Nobody knows if it's torture". Whether waterboarding is torture
Foreign policy of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election
Foreign_policy_of_Donald_Trump_during_the_2016_presidential_election
Inducing asphyxia as a means of torture
method that induces the first stages of death by asphyxiation. Unlike waterboarding, where water is poured on a wet cloth placed over a supine subject's
Dry-boarding
W. Bush administration have argued that "harsh" techniques such as waterboarding are not torture, or the end objectives of the War against Terror justify
Human rights violations by the CIA
Human_rights_violations_by_the_CIA
American actor (born 1954)
for his role by subjecting himself to a torture session that included waterboarding. In 2013, Washington starred in 2 Guns, alongside Mark Wahlberg. From
Denzel_Washington
United States national security policy
forms of physical pain, any form of physical pain. They may not use waterboarding. They may not use hypothermia or treatment which might lead to heat
Department of Defense Directive 2310
Department_of_Defense_Directive_2310
Method of torture
the stomach.[citation needed] Water cure (torture) – Form of torture Waterboarding – Torture method simulating drowning https://archive
Schwedentrunk
2007 documentary film by Alex Gibney
black site operations Enhanced interrogation techniques Ghost detainees Waterboarding Destruction of interrogation tapes Music torture Prison and detainee
Taxi_to_the_Dark_Side
Tidal rapid in Wales
They are a popular tourist destination and a playspot for extreme waterboarding enthusiasts such as whitewater kayakers and surfers. The Bitches supposedly
The_Bitches
American psychologist (born 1952)
& Associates developed a "menu" of 20 enhanced techniques including waterboarding, sleep deprivation and stress positions. The CIA acting general counsel
James_Elmer_Mitchell
techniques, reportedly including Zubaydah "vomiting and screaming" during a waterboarding session. Soon after the taping had stopped, CIA clandestine operation
2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction
2005_CIA_interrogation_videotapes_destruction
Military police of the Imperial Japanese Army
Torture methods were taught at Kempeitai schools, and included flogging, waterboarding, burning and scalding, administration of electric shocks, knee joint
Kempeitai
American internet reality show
May 8, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2026. Asarch, Steven (May 9, 2023). "Waterboarding and Chaos: Inside the World of Internet Provocateur Sam Hyde's Reality
Fishtank_(web_series)
Terrorist cell affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
and subjecting them to mock executions (including a crucifixion) and waterboarding. In November 2015, one of the militants was killed and one was arrested
The_Beatles_(terrorist_cell)
American intelligence professional (born c. 1976)
agents left. At that point, "enhanced interrogation techniques" such as waterboarding were used on Abu Zubaydah. Martinez never employed these methods himself
Deuce_Martinez
Building of the headquarters of the Netherlands' water authority
building that is (or was formerly used as) the headquarters of one of the Waterboards of the Netherlands. Early flood control in the Netherlands is often called
Gemeenlandshuis
Cambodian writer and sculptor (1946-2011)
Painting of waterboarding at Cambodia's Tuol Sleng Prison, by former inmate Vann Nath
Vann_Nath
Torture method
make themselves the prey and ridicule of a pack of strumpets! Hanging Waterboarding John Smith (housebreaker), who earned the nickname Half-hanged Smith
Half-hanging
2009 film by Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger
inebriated. Bad in a way from which only death provides immunity. Forget waterboarding – just show Guantanamo detainees Miss March and they'll say anything
Miss_March
2011 autobiographical book by Donald Rumsfeld
correct the record. For example, he states that he always opposed using waterboarding during interrogations, and he argues that the Abu Ghraib detainee abuse
Known_and_Unknown:_A_Memoir
Topics referred to by the same term
Naval boarding, the forcible insertion of personnel onto a naval vessel Waterboarding, a form of torture Boarding may "describe emergency department patients
Boarding
Punishment chairs
Constitution of 1844 or even as early as 1776. Dunk tank Village stocks Waterboarding Underdown, David (1985). "The Taming of the Scold: Enforcement of Patriarchal
Ducking_stool
Foreign nationals the United States detains outside of the legal process
subject to waterboarding, in accordance with several OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) memos. General Hayden states that in February 2008, waterboarding was not
Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States
Extrajudicial_prisoners_of_the_United_States
Central Intelligence Agency director from 1996 to 2004
During Tenet's directorship, President Bush authorized the CIA to use waterboarding and other forms of torture (euphemistically referred to as "Enhanced
George_Tenet
American diplomat and government official (1945–2025)
discussing the military purchases. In a 2009 interview, Armitage said that waterboarding, a tactic used by the CIA during the Bush administration on suspected
Richard Armitage (government official)
Richard_Armitage_(government_official)
Season of television series
dignitary. While interrogating a source, Slater gives Sterling a taste of "waterboarding" which leaves him completely traumatized. Out on the job, Sterling and
Archer_season_7
British politician
concerning the effectiveness of torture, Nuttall said techniques such as waterboarding could be justified if they saved lives. He stated: "I think sometimes
Paul_Nuttall
2013 film
parts. The torture depicted includes beatings, food deprivation and waterboarding. Apparently, he had fallen under suspicion of being a spy, for supposedly
The_Railway_Man_(film)
2020 book by John Kiriakou
claims that waterboarding quickly unloosed the tongues of hard-core terrorists, says he didn't know what he was talking about. "Colbert: Waterboard Kiriakou
The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis
The_CIA_Insider's_Guide_to_the_Iran_Crisis
Canned water company
July 6, 2017. He produced a video advertisement of a "girl with braids waterboarding a man," which was later banned, to gauge market interest in the product
Liquid_Death
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
that later led to locating bin Laden's hideout. Mukasey said that the waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed caused him to reveal the nickname of bin Laden's
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)
Senators. McCain voted in February 2008 against a bill containing a ban on waterboarding, which provision was later narrowly passed and vetoed by Bush. However
John_McCain
Award
Passarella, Gina (2009-07-13). "DOJ Lawyer Who Argued Legality of Waterboarding Scores BigLaw Partnership". The Legal Intelligencer. Archived from the
Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_Outstanding_Public_Service
Bill vetoed by George W. Bush
Passes Ban On Waterboarding, Other Techniques," The Washington Post,February 14, 2008. Dan Eggen, "Bush Announces Veto of Waterboarding Ban," Washington
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Intelligence_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2008
of prisoners of war, severe torture methods were employed, such as waterboarding, strappado (known as "the ropes" to POWs), irons, beatings, and prolonged
United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
United_States_prisoners_of_war_during_the_Vietnam_War
American politician (born 1940)
right and left. Progressives have criticized her for her knowledge of waterboarding and other torture methods during the war on terror, accusing her of
Nancy_Pelosi
Afghan Director of Intelligence since 2021
black site operations Enhanced interrogation techniques Ghost detainees Waterboarding Destruction of interrogation tapes Music torture Prison and detainee
Abdul_Haq_Wasiq
Military survival training program
element. USN waterboarding during resistance training (ordered stopped in 2007 by JPRA): "For years, the U.S. military used waterboarding, a centuries-old
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_Escape
p.123 True Detective magazine Nov 1929 p.37 "Nowadays We'd Call It 'Waterboarding'". Stanford Magazine. Stanford University. Retrieved August 11, 2014
List of hazing deaths in the United States
List_of_hazing_deaths_in_the_United_States
American journalist
"Journalist Volunteers for Waterboarding". NPR. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2019. "Three Young Men Try Waterboarding And Tell the Tale". Wall
Kaj_Larsen
Season of television series
going too far but the other trainees believe the opposite and start waterboarding Lydia in front of Owen until he breaks. Alex feels cut from the FBI
Quantico_season_2
Evan (November 2, 2007). "Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime". The Washington Post. Weiner, Eric (November 3, 2007). "Waterboarding: A Tortured History". National
Law enforcement in the United States
Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
on Waterboarding of Three Guantanamo Prisoners", Atlantic Free Press, December 29, 2008 "Senate Report: Rice, Cheney OK'd CIA use of waterboarding". CNN
Dick_Cheney
American military detention compound in Cuba
to what United States courts have determined is torture, including waterboarding, one of the euphemistically termed enhanced interrogation techniques
Strawberry Fields (Guantanamo)
Strawberry_Fields_(Guantanamo)
Saudi Arabian citizen arrested in 2005
black site operations Enhanced interrogation techniques Ghost detainees Waterboarding Destruction of interrogation tapes Music torture Prison and detainee
Khalid_Rashid
new report. Zubayda's drawings portray tortures such as "walling", waterboarding", "the vortex", being exposed nakedly to a female interrogator, "threatening
Human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay detention camp
Human_rights_violations_at_Guantánamo_Bay_detention_camp
2018 book by Jordan Peterson
sense of progression to our everyday lives", describing it as "verbal waterboarding for supporters of big government". The New York Times's David Brooks
12_Rules_for_Life
American crime drama television series (2017–2022)
because circumstances have changed; Helen's associates subject Ruth to waterboarding interrogation. Ruth does not crack, and Helen tells Marty she is impressed
Ozark_(TV_series)
Last person sentenced to death in Northern Ireland (1953–2022)
of being subjected to a wide range of torture techniques, including waterboarding, following his interrogation (with his brother, Patrick) in October
Liam_Holden
CIA black site in Bucharest
Bucharest site, but were not subjected to the controversial technique of waterboarding. Romanian President Ion Iliescu claimed in a Der Spiegel interview that
Bright_Light_(CIA)
American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)
the Justice Department approved the use of waterboarding in a top secret August 1 memo." Waterboarding is considered to be torture by a wide range of
Condoleezza_Rice
American private military contractor
Blackwater, among other security contractors, were allowed to perform waterboarding on suspects. Leaks in 2009 suggest CIA - Blackwater contracts to assassinate
Blackwater_(company)
American writer and professor (born 1956)
refers to one of the torture techniques Kidder uses on the man, namely waterboarding. In 2009, Graywolf Press released I Am Not Sidney Poitier. The protagonist
Percival_Everett
South Korean activist (1965–1987)
of his fellow activists. During the interrogation, authorities used waterboarding techniques to torture him in the National Police Headquarters' Anti-Communist
Park_Jong-chul
Incident between British soldiers and Iraqi police
black site operations Enhanced interrogation techniques Ghost detainees Waterboarding Destruction of interrogation tapes Music torture Prison and detainee
Basra_prison_incident
Aspect of Philippines history
degradation; non-sexual physical tortures including variants of electrocution, waterboarding, suffocation, burning, and beating; and various forms of psychological
List of torture methods used by the Marcos dictatorship
List_of_torture_methods_used_by_the_Marcos_dictatorship
American politician (born 1950)
Despite appearing troubled by Mukasey's refusal to declare in public that waterboarding was illegal torture, Schumer announced on November 2 that he would vote
Chuck_Schumer
3rd episode of the 7th series of Spooks
positive reviews. However, it received criticism for featuring the waterboarding scene. Chief of Section D Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) introduces Lucas
The_Tip-Off_(Spooks)
American attorney (1947–2021)
to be used in interrogations. It approved 10 techniques, including waterboarding. Rizzo concurred on the legality of these techniques and saw to it that
John_A._Rizzo
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